pedesis

noun

pe·​de·​sis

pə̇ˈdēsə̇s

plural pedeses

-ˌsēz

: brownian movement

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pēdēsis leaping, from pēdan to leap; akin to Latin ped-, -pes foot

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